Basic Information: - He was favored by Okubo Toshimichi (native of Satsuma) - He was finance minister - He later became prime minister of Japan in 1891
Major Achievement: - He created stable papar currency backed by silver and then by gold => This helped to solve Meiji government's fundamental fiscal problems
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“We can provide you with portable, storable, exchangeable currency.” - Matsukata Masayoshi
(1835-1924)
Basic Information:
- He was favored by Okubo Toshimichi (native of Satsuma)
- He was finance minister
- He later became prime minister of Japan in 1891
Major Achievement:
- He created stable papar currency backed by silver and then by gold
=> This helped to solve Meiji government's fundamental fiscal problems
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“We can provide you with portable, storable, exchangeable currency.”- Matsukata Masayoshi
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